Abstract.
A case of a soft tissue tumor situated in the anterior surface of the proximal end of the tibia in an adult patient is demonstrated by conventional radiographs, CT, and MRI. The lesion was well defined with respect to the adjacent soft tissue. The CT exam showed a soft tissue mass with external cortical erosion and thick spicules by periosteal reaction. On T1-weighted images the mass was homogeneous and of low signal intensity, whereas on T2-weighted images it showed a high signal intensity, with some septa in the mass. The differential considerations include a periosteal chondroma, a lipoma, a subperiosteal hematoma, an inflammatory process, a giant cell tumor of tendon sheath, and a parosteal osteosarcoma. The CT and MR features of these entities are reviewed as an aid in differential diagnosis of the periosteal ganglion.
Similar content being viewed by others
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Additional information
Received 24 July 1995; Revision received 19 February 1996; Accepted 21 February 1996
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Valls, R., Melloni, P., Darnell, A. et al. Diagnostic imaging of tibial periosteal ganglion. Eur Radiol 7, 70–72 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003300050112
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s003300050112